CET6淘金式英語詞匯（六級）第4課

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:10.00]Lesson 20 ; [00:12.06]adhere [00:13.14]Don't spit out your gum on the ground.It may adhere to the sole of someone's shoe. ;不要隨地亂吐香口膠,那 會粘到別人鞋底上的. [00:17.49]The Government of Iraq adhered to its original plan, ;伊拉克政府我行我素, [00:20.18]which was resented by many western countries. ;讓許多西方國家憎恨不 已. [00:22.92]articulate [00:24.16]Wu Jinglian,a well- known economist in China, ;中國著名經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家吳敬璉 [00:27.35]is articulate about the trend of the so-called "New Economy". ;對于”新經(jīng)濟(jì)“的走向 講得頭頭是道. [00:30.87]At the Press Conference ;在記者招待會上, [00:32.31]the spokesman articulated China's strong opposition to the U.S. NMD. ;新聞發(fā)言人闡明了中國堅(jiān) 決反對美國的導(dǎo)彈防御計(jì) 劃的立場. [00:37.20]chronic [00:38.32]Patients suffering from chronic indigestion cannot eat more than enough. ;患有慢性消化不良癥的 病人不能多吃. [00:42.38]A chronic state of civil war has been preventing Afghanistan ;長期的戰(zhàn)亂讓阿富汗根本 無法 [00:45.94]from developing its economy. ;發(fā)展自己的經(jīng)濟(jì). [00:48.22]compatible [00:49.88]Are your family members compatible with each other? ;你的家庭成員間能和 睦相處嗎? [00:53.11]Accuracy is not always compatible with haste. ;忙中難免出錯(cuò). [00:56.30]conform [00:57.37]A coat must conform to the figure of the wearer. ;衣服必須與身材相配. [01:00.31]On the first day when a pupil enters school, he is asked to conform to the school rules. ;從進(jìn)校的第一天起,學(xué)校 就要求學(xué)生遵守校規(guī). [01:05.37]converge [01:06.82]Raiway lines seem to converge when one looks at them from a distance. ;鐵軌遠(yuǎn)看好像集中在 一點(diǎn). [01:11.17]Parallel lines converge at infinity. ;平行線永不相交. [01:14.44]deprive [01:16.05]Women in old China were deprived of the right to education. ;在舊中國,婦女被剝奪了 受教育的權(quán)利. [01:19.61]disperse [01:20.98]Tear gas can be used to disperse a crowd. ;催淚瓦斯可用來驅(qū)散人群 [01:23.72]The crowd dispersed in all directions. ;人群向各個(gè)方向散開了. [01:26.16]distribute [01:27.36]Some students are distributing ad leaflets on the street ;有些學(xué)生在街頭派發(fā) 廣告?zhèn)鲉? [01:30.88]Whenever spring comes, the gardener will distribute grass seed over the lawn. ;當(dāng)春天來臨的時(shí)候,園丁 就把草種播撒在草坪里. [01:35.48]180 pounds of muscle were well distributed over his 6-foot frame. ;180磅的肌肉均勻地長在 他6英尺高的身軀上. [01:39.95]eligible [01:41.40]In the US,only native-born citizens are eligible to the office of president. ;在美國,只有在美國本 土出生的公民才有資格 當(dāng)選總統(tǒng). [01:46.04]evoke [01:47.24]Tian Zhen's singing evoked warm acclamations. ;田震的歌聲博得了熱烈 的喝彩. [01:50.30]Wang Shuo's newly published review on Jin Yong's novels ;王朔新發(fā)表的關(guān)于金庸 小說的書評 [01:53.75]has evoked much controversy. ;引起了很多爭論. [01:56.31]The Grape of Wrath is a novel that evokes the Depression in accurate detail. ;《憤怒的葡萄》是一部以 精確的細(xì)節(jié)再現(xiàn)大蕭條的 小說. [02:00.74]fake [02:01.65]Many paintings looked old,but are fakes. ;很多畫看上去年代久遠(yuǎn), 實(shí)際是贗品. [02:04.39]Many evil merchants swindle the customers by imposing fake goods on them ;許多無良商人用假冒偽劣 商品坑害消費(fèi)者, [02:08.40]to make profits. ;賺取利益. [02:09.69]gloomy [02:10.56]The gloomy damp weather and her gloomy face took away my appetite. ;陰沉,潮濕的天氣以及 她哭喪著的臉讓我食欲 全無. [02:14.28]humanity [02:15.36]AIDS and cancer are maladies that afflict humanity. ;愛滋病和癌癥是折磨人 類的疾病. [02:18.43]Humanity is a mixture of good and bad qualities. ;人性是善與惡的混合體. [02:21.66]incentive [02:22.90]Money is still a major incentive in most occupations. ;在許多職業(yè)中,錢仍是 主要的鼓勵(lì)因素. [02:26.59]initiate [02:27.99]China initiated her reforms in every field in 1978 based on Deng Xiaoping's conceptions ;中國從1978年開始根據(jù) 鄧小平的構(gòu)思啟動各個(gè)領(lǐng) 域的改革. [02:34.00]intricate [02:35.07]A detective novel usually has an intricate plot. ;偵探小說通常有錯(cuò)綜復(fù) 雜的情節(jié). [02:38.14]Modern electrical facilities have intricate directions. ;現(xiàn)代電器設(shè)備的用法說明 都復(fù)雜難懂. [02:41.83]leaflet [02:42.90]Many salesmen stood by the roadside ;很多銷售人員站在路邊 [02:45.10]to hand out the leaflets for their products to passers-bys. ;向路人散發(fā)產(chǎn)品廣告?zhèn)?單. [02:48.45]migrate [02:49.49]Some birds migrate to find warmer weather. ;有些鳥遷徙以尋找更溫暖 的氣候. [02:51.89]notorious [02:53.01]English soccer fans are notorious for their craziness and barbarism. ;英國球迷因他們的瘋狂 和野蠻而臭名昭著. [02:57.23]overlap [02:58.31]Tiles are laid to overlap each other. ;屋瓦是一個(gè)壓一個(gè)地重 疊放置的. [03:00.67]History and politics overlap and should be studied together. ;歷史和政治有部分重疊, 應(yīng)該結(jié)合起來研究. [03:04.15]perpetual [03:05.23]Do you believe in perpetual love in this secular world? ;在這個(gè)世俗的世界你還 相信有天長地久的愛情 嗎? [03:08.25]The two sides signed a treaty of perpetual friendship. ;雙方簽定了永久友好 條約. [03:11.60]prescription [03:12.76]I can never read doctor's prescriptions ;我從來看不懂醫(yī)生寫的 處方. [03:15.33]profitable [03:16.41]Investigations revealed that selling genuine goods at a fair price ;調(diào)查顯示,長此以往, 貨真價(jià)實(shí)的經(jīng)營 [03:20.34]can be more profitable in the long run. ;能賺取更多的利潤. [03:22.79]recipe [03:23.95]I am not good at cooking.I can only follow a recipe. ;我不善長烹飪,只能照 著食譜做. [03:27.47]What's your recipe for a happy marriage? ;你認(rèn)為幸福的婚姻是 什么秘方? [03:29.87]revelation [03:31.28]What a revelation! ;這真是一個(gè)意外！ [03:32.64]The revelation that the world is round once surprised people. ;揭示出地球是圓的事實(shí)曾 使人們大為驚訝. [03:35.92]Have you ever read the Revelations in the Bible? ;你讀過《圣經(jīng)》中的 《啟示錄》嗎? [03:38.48]shrewd [03:39.35]However shrewd a businessman is,it is impossible that he has never lost money. ;再精明的生意人也不可能 從不虧錢. [03:44.24]subjective [03:45.56]Our perception of things is often influenced by subjective factors, ;我們對事物的感知能力受 到主觀因素的影響, [03:49.11]such as tiredness. ;如疲勞. [03:50.66]Lyric poetry is subjective. ;抒情詩是抒發(fā)個(gè)人感情 的. [03:53.60]symposium [03:55.30]A symposium is a meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, ;討論會即討論某一論題的 聚會或會議, [03:59.23]especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations. ;尤指參與者既為聽眾、 又作演講聚會或會議. [04:03.75]toss [04:04.29]toss [04:04.66]The ship tossed about on the stormy sea. ;船在波濤洶涌的海浪中 顛簸著. [04:07.31]Toss the vegetables in butter. ;在菜里拌點(diǎn)黃油. [04:09.34]Let's toss to see who pays the bill. ;讓我們擲錢幣決定誰 付帳. [04:11.82]verdict [04:12.86]The verdict was that the prisoner was guilty. ;最后的判決是犯人有罪. [04:16.25]Lesson 21 ; [04:18.74]administer [04:20.06]In many Japanese homes,as in many Chinese ones, ;日本的很多家庭和許多中 國家庭一樣, [04:23.17]the funds are administered by the wife. ;也是由妻子掌握財(cái)政 大權(quán)的. [04:25.37]In the United States the Supreme Court is the very institution that administers law. ;在美國,最高法院是實(shí) 施法律的機(jī)構(gòu). [04:30.63]ascend [04:31.91]The rocket ascend into the sky until it disappeared altogether ;火箭高高地飛向天空直至 完全消失. [04:35.72]Wu Zetian ascended the throne and became the only empress in China. ;武則天登上了皇帝的寶 座,成為中國歷史上唯一 的女皇. [04:40.32]circulation [04:41.97]Internet,it seems,has increased the free circulation of ideas. ;互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的出現(xiàn)似乎加速了 思想的自由交流. [04:46.03]The Chinese People's Bank put the twenty- yuan note into circul- ation not long ago. ;不久前,中國人民銀行 發(fā)行了20元紙幣流通于 市面. [04:51.21]compensate [04:52.78]Nothing can compensate the young mother for the loss of her dear child. ;年輕的媽媽喪失了自己心 愛的孩子是任何東西也彌 補(bǔ)不了的. [04:56.80]Nothing can compensate for the loss of time. ;虛度光陰是無法補(bǔ)償?shù)?(光陰一去不復(fù)返). [04:59.82]conscientious [05:01.48]Be conscientious and make a good job in publishing. ;要認(rèn)真做好出版工作. [05:04.71]culminate [05:05.87]Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion. ;多年的等待最終以含淚團(tuán) 聚而結(jié)局. [05:09.60]dissipate [05:11.13]The wind finally dissipated the smoke. ;風(fēng)最終驅(qū)散了煙霧. [05:13.66]In a few years Francis dissipated his large fortune inherited from his grandfather. ;弗朗西斯在幾年里就把從 他祖父那里繼承下來的一 大筆財(cái)產(chǎn)揮霍光了. [05:19.25]embark [05:20.53]We embarked at Liverpool for New York. ;我們在利物浦上船前 往紐約. [05:23.22]We embarked at Southampton,and disembarked in New York a week later. ;我們在南安普頓上船, 一星期后到達(dá)紐約下船. [05:27.70]exemplify [05:29.31]The recent oil price rises ;最近的石油漲價(jià) [05:30.95]exemplify the difficulties which the motor industry is now facing. ;是汽車工業(yè)正面臨困難 的例子. [05:35.19]feeble [05:36.52]I felt feeble when I was ill. ;我生病的時(shí)候感到虛弱. [05:38.76]Grandmother has been getting feeble lately. ;近來祖母愈益衰弱了. [05:41.65]grief [05:42.73]Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs. ;友誼增進(jìn)歡樂,分擔(dān)憂愁. [05:45.92]hurl [05:46.91]The naughty boy hurled a stone at my window and I hurled curses at him. ;那個(gè)頑皮的小男孩向我的 窗戶扔石子,我狠很地對 他大聲叫罵. [05:51.10]incidentally [05:52.71]I must go now. Incidentally,if you want that book I'll bring it next time. ;我現(xiàn)在該走了,如果你要 那本書,我下次帶來. [05:57.72]Incidentally,your proposal will be open to the discussion at the meeting. ;順便提一句,你的建議 將在會議上進(jìn)行討論. [06:01.99]inspiration [06:03.60]Poets and artists often draw their inspiration from nature. ;詩人與藝術(shù)家往往由自 然得到靈感. [06:07.13]intrinsic [06:08.29]The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of. ;一枚錢幣的內(nèi)在價(jià)值是 造這枚紙幣的金屬的價(jià) 值. [06:12.68]liability [06:14.25]The business failed because its assets were not as great as its liabilities. ;這家商行因資不低債而 倒閉. [06:19.01]mingle [06:20.17]It was said that Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty ;據(jù)說清朝的康熙皇帝 [06:23.19]often left the palace and mingled unknown with common people. ;經(jīng)常離開皇宮與老百姓 混在一起而不被人發(fā)覺. [06:26.76]nutrition [06:28.00]A balanced diet provides nutrition for your body. ;均衡的食物使你的身 體獲得營養(yǎng). [06:31.19]overwhelming [06:32.51]Beijing took an overwhelming majority of votes and won the Olympic bid. ;北京得到壓倒多數(shù)的選 票,申奧獲勝. [06:36.45]perplex [06:37.65]Modern men are often perplexed by what to do. ;現(xiàn)代人常常感到非常 困惑,不知任何是好. [06:40.51]preside [06:41.75]Whoever presides at the meeting will need patience and tact. ;無論誰主持會議,都既要 有耐性,又要機(jī)敏老練. [06:45.39]The city council is presided over by the mayor. ;市政委員會由市長領(lǐng)導(dǎo). [06:48.17]profound [06:49.37]We had a profound lesson in ideological education yesterday. ;昨天我們上了一堂深刻的 思想教育課. [06:52.77]reconcile [06:53.97]The estranged couple reconciled after a year. ;翻臉的那對夫妻一年以 后又和好了. [06:56.82]How do you reconcile your principles with your behavior? ;你如何使你的原則和行 為一致? [07:00.30]revenge [07:01.59]Hamlet revenged his father's death. ;哈姆雷特為他死去的父 親報(bào)了仇. [07:03.99]signify [07:05.23]A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body. ;發(fā)燒預(yù)示著身體有毛病. [07:08.71]Will those in favor of the suggestion please ;贊成這項(xiàng)建議的人請 [07:10.95]signify their agreement by raising their hands? ;舉手表示好嗎? [07:13.64]subordinate [07:14.92]One of the traditional notions in China is that ;中國的傳統(tǒng)觀念之一是 [07:17.01]a wife should be subordinate to her husband in every way. ;妻子必須在各個(gè)方面完全 聽命于丈夫. [07:20.10]The minority is subordinate to the majority. ;少數(shù)服從多數(shù). [07:23.04]tangle [07:24.16]My mind was in tangle. ;我的思想陷入困惑之中. [07:25.98]The power failure had traffic tangled in the city. ;電力的中斷使城市內(nèi)的 交通陷入混亂狀態(tài). [07:29.09]tragic [07:30.12]In reading a tragic poet's works, ;在閱讀悲劇詩人的作品 時(shí), [07:32.03]the most important thing is to realize the tragic significan- ce of the story. ;最為關(guān)鍵的是要領(lǐng)悟故 事的悲劇性意義. [07:35.92]versatile [07:37.12]Nylon is a versatile material. ;尼龍是一種有多方面用 途的材料. [07:39.32]The most versatile of vegetables is the tomato. ;蔬菜中用途最廣的是 西紅柿. [07:43.54]Lesson 22 ; [07:46.52]allege [07:47.68]Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence. ;學(xué)生時(shí)不時(shí)會稱病缺課. [07:51.29]ascribe [07:52.53]After Brazilian's being defeated by the Bolivian, ;巴西足球隊(duì)被玻利維亞隊(duì) 擊敗后, [07:56.17]the helpless chief coach of the Brazilian Football Team ;無奈的巴西隊(duì)主教練 [07:57.96]ascribed their failure to bad luck. ;將失敗歸結(jié)于運(yùn)氣不佳. [08:00.15]cling [08:01.02]The pretty model wore a silk dress ;漂亮的模特兒穿著一身緊 身綢緞裝, [08:02.80]that clung to her figure and walked gracefully on the stage. ;儀態(tài)萬方地出現(xiàn)在舞 臺上. [08:05.82]The old gerneration tend to cling to their traditional values. ;老一輩人往往恪守著他們 傳統(tǒng)的價(jià)值觀. [08:09.63]complement [08:10.88]Love is the complement of the law. ;愛的精神是法律的補(bǔ) 充物. [08:12.82]Roses in a silver bowl complement the handsome cherry table. ;銀碗中玫瑰更為這張漂亮 的櫻桃色桌子添彩. [08:16.84]conserve [08:18.12]We must conserve our forests if we are to make sure of a future supply of wood. ;為保證未來木材的供應(yīng), 我們必須保護(hù)森林. [08:22.18]We now have a global shortage of water, ;現(xiàn)在是全球化的缺水, [08:24.48]therefore we have to learn to conserve water. ;所以大家必須學(xué)會節(jié)約 用水. [08:27.19]cumulative [08:28.31]The cumulative effects of many illnesses made grandpa a weak man. ;多種疾病長期的折磨使祖 父虛弱不堪. [08:32.25]destiny [08:33.24]Do you believe marriage is the result of destiny? ;你認(rèn)為婚姻是命中注定 的嗎? [08:35.56]Destiny brought us together. ;命運(yùn)把我們連在一起. [08:37.34]distort [08:38.34]Metal distorts under stress. ;金屬在壓力作用下變形. [08:40.28]Stop distorting what I said. ;不要曲解我的話. [08:42.23]empirical [08:43.55]Many empirical results supported the hypothesis. ;很多經(jīng)驗(yàn)性結(jié)論都可證 明假設(shè)成立. [08:46.66]expedition [08:47.90]The Eight-Power Allied Expedition captured Beijing ;八國聯(lián)軍攻占了北京, [08:50.59]and set fire on the Imperial Garden Yuanmingyuan. ;把圓明園付之一炬. [08:53.87]flap [08:54.74]The bird flapped its wings and flew away. ;鳥振翅飛去. [08:57.26]The sails were flapping gently in the wind. ;船帆隨風(fēng)擺去. [08:59.62]Everything was going on smoothly;there was no flap. ;一切都很順利,沒有慌 亂現(xiàn)象. [09:03.02]hamper [09:04.14]Many modernists think that rhyme and metre hamper the poet's free expression. ;很多現(xiàn)代派詩人認(rèn)為韻 律妨礙了詩人的自由發(fā) 揮. [09:08.65]hypothesis [09:10.23]This is only a sort of scientific hypothesis which has not been proved by experiments. ;這僅僅是一個(gè)尚未被實(shí)驗(yàn) 證明的科學(xué)假說. [09:15.73]indefinite [09:17.06]He gave me an indefinite answer. ;他含糊其詞地回答了我. [09:19.13]installment [09:20.46]Many white-collar workers buy houses in installments. ;許多白領(lǐng)人士用分期付款 的方式買房子. [09:24.22]intuition [09:25.88]Intuition is the act or faculty of knowing or sensing ;直覺即是能知道或感覺的 行為或能力 [09:28.88]without the use of rational processes. ;未經(jīng)理性的論證過程 [09:31.14]linear [09:32.34]The pupil made great efforts to work out the linear equation. ;那個(gè)小學(xué)生費(fèi)了九牛二虎 之力去解決這個(gè)一次方程 式. [09:36.03]miniature [09:37.19]Games are real life in miniature. ;游戲比賽是現(xiàn)實(shí)生活的 縮影. [09:39.34]obedient [09:40.46]Do all parents like obedient and well- behaved children? ;所有父母都喜歡順從和 循規(guī)蹈矩的孩子嗎? [09:43.61]paradox [09:44.81]Your answer to the question is a paradox. ;你對這個(gè)問題的回答矛 盾百出. [09:47.00]"More haste,less speed" is a paradox. ;“欲速則不達(dá)”是個(gè)似是 而非的雋語. [09:50.11]persistent [09:51.10]The persistent suitor made persistent efforts and succeeded eventually. ;這個(gè)百折不撓的求婚者經(jīng) 過執(zhí)著的努力,終于如愿 以償. [09:55.16]prestige [09:56.36]The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige. ;歷史悠久的牛津大學(xué)和劍 橋大學(xué)仍然享有很高的聲 望. [10:00.42]prolong [10:01.58]The Congress agreed to prolong the MFN ;美國國會決定將對于越南 的最惠國 [10:04.52](most-favored-nation) treatment to Vietnam by one year. ;(最惠國)待遇延長一年. [10:07.71]restrain [10:08.87]She retrained herself from scolding her child until the guests left. ;她強(qiáng)忍住不責(zé)罵孩子,直 到客人都走了. [10:12.43]revision [10:13.47]To keep pace with times,the law is in need of frequent revision. ;為了跟上時(shí)代的發(fā)展, 法律需要不斷地修訂. [10:17.07]skeptical [10:18.19]I am always skeptical of/about the Chinese Football Team's chance of winning. ;我對中國足球隊(duì)的獲勝機(jī) 會總是表示懷疑. [10:22.46]subscribe [10:23.61]What newspapers have you subscribed for? ;你訂閱了哪些報(bào)紙? [10:25.93]How much did you subscribe to the Hope Project? ;你為希望工程捐助了多 少錢? [10:28.63]temperament [10:29.79]The poet is highly nervous and volatile in temperament. ;詩人生性神經(jīng)過敏, 喜怒無常. [10:33.06]transaction [10:34.18]All transactions,from banking to shopping, will be performed electronically. ;所有的交易活動,從跑銀 行到買東西,都可通過電 腦來完成. [10:38.23]veto [10:39.23]The President exercised his veto against the Congressional bill. ;總統(tǒng)對國會的法案行使了 否決權(quán). [10:42.46]vulgar [10:43.37]The houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but vulgar. ;那位爆發(fā)戶的房子和車子 都碩大無比,卻也俗不可 耐. [10:46.89]Putting food into one's mouth with a knife is considered a vulgar act in England. ;按英國規(guī)矩,用餐刀將 食物送入口中算是失儀. [10:52.19]Lesson 23 ; [10:55.01]alternate [10:56.17]The fashionable style designed by the famous designer ;由這位著名服裝設(shè)計(jì)師設(shè) 計(jì)的新潮時(shí)裝上 [10:58.74]has some alternate stripes of blue and white which made the fashion quite special. ;有藍(lán)白相間的條紋,這正 是其與眾不同的獨(dú)特之 處. [11:03.46]The two candidates for the presidency ;兩位總統(tǒng)候選人 [11:05.54]will alternate in giving their respective election speeches on TV. ;將會在電視上輪番進(jìn)行 競選演說. [11:09.30]assurance [11:10.54]During the interview, ;在面試的過程中, [11:11.62]I answered all the questions raised by the interviewer with assurance. ;我信心十足地回答了面 試人提出的所有問題. [11:14.93]Despite my friends' repeated assurance before the interview, ;面試之前,雖然我的朋友 說了很多鼓勵(lì)的話, [11:18.08]I was still very nervous. ;但我仍然十分緊張. [11:19.65]coincide [11:21.18]We can say that one is lucky if his vocation coincide with his avocation. ;如果一個(gè)人的職業(yè)剛好與 他的愛好一致,那么我們 就可以說他是非常幸運(yùn)的 [11:25.94]comply [11:27.11]All the citizens must comply with the law. ;所有公民都必須遵守 法律. [11:29.67]consolidate [11:30.92]The two banks will consolidate in July next year. ;這兩家銀行明年7月將 合并. [11:33.81]Several small businesses consolidated to form a large powerful company ;幾家小企業(yè)合并成一家勢 力雄厚的大型公司. [11:38.16]dazzle [11:39.12]He was dazzled by his sudden success. ;突然的成功沖昏了他的 頭腦. [11:41.39]The diamond ring dazzled with brilliancy. ;這只鉆石戒指閃耀奪目. [11:43.92]destructive [11:45.12]Policies that are destructive to economic development should be abandoned. ;有礙經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的政策應(yīng)該 擯棄掉. [11:49.01]distract [11:50.26]The noise in the street distracted me from my reading. ;街上嘈雜聲使我無法專 心讀書. [11:53.24]The school students were distracted by the wonderful world outside the classroom. ;教室外的精彩世界使學(xué)生 們不能集中注意力. [11:57.59]expenditure [11:59.41]All the departments are required to limit their expenditure to what's essential. ;每個(gè)部門都被要求限制在 必要的開支上. [12:03.43]flaw [12:04.54]Vanity is the great flaw in the character of many women. ;愛慕虛榮是很多女性性格 中的重大缺陷. [12:07.78]It's a pity that the scar flawed her skin. ;很遺憾,這塊疤痕在她 皮膚上造成了缺陷. [12:10.43]hatch [12:11.67]Don't count the chickens before they are hatched. ; [12:14.03]What mischief are you hatching (up)? ;你們在搞什么鬼花樣? [12:16.27]ignite [12:17.42]A lighted cigarette can ignite a big forest fire. ;一根點(diǎn)燃的香煙就可以 引起森林大火. [12:20.37]His enthusiastic speech ignited the audience. ;他熱情洋溢的演說讓聽 眾熱血沸騰. [12:23.56]indignant [12:24.80]All the Chinese people were indignant ;全中國人民都感到無 比憤慨, [12:26.85]when learning that the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia had been bombed by NATO. ;當(dāng)聽說中國駐南聯(lián)盟大 使館被北約轟炸時(shí). [12:30.97]instantaneous [12:32.62]I'm looking forward to an instantaneous reply to this letter. ;本人翹首盼望對此信件的 即刻答復(fù). [12:35.77]invalid [12:35.81]invalid [12:36.81]Unless it is signed,a cheque is invalid. ;支票除非簽了字,否則 是無效的. [12:39.42]The invalid is gathering strength. ;這位病弱者體力正在逐 漸恢復(fù). [12:41.94]minimize [12:43.02]One of the effective measure to minimize the dangers of driving ;使發(fā)生車禍的機(jī)會減到 最低的有效措施之一 [12:46.00]is to teach people to obey all the traffic rules. ;就是教育人們遵守一切 交通規(guī)則. [12:48.40]obscure [12:49.61]Jude,the Obscure is a masterpiece written by Thomas Hardy, ;《無名的裘德》 是哈代的代表作, [12:53.21]one of the most famous English novelists. ;哈代英國最著名的作家 之一. [12:55.65]One's success obscure his failures. ;一個(gè)人的成功使他的失敗 顯得微不足道. [12:58.39]The moon was obscured by dark clouds. ;月亮被烏云遮住了. [13:00.75]participant [13:01.86]Susan B. Anthony,the American champion of woman's suffrage, ;蘇珊.比.安東尼是美國 爭取婦女參政的倡導(dǎo)者, [13:04.97]was also a participant in the movement to end slavery. ;也是廢奴運(yùn)動的參加者. [13:08.04]persuasion [13:09.15]Parents are encouraged to rely on persuasion rather than punishment. ;鼓勵(lì)父母們依靠說服的方 法而不要靠懲罰. [13:12.59]pretext [13:13.79]Don't always use a headache as a pretext for not going to school! ;不要老以頭痛為借口不 上學(xué). [13:17.15]propel [13:18.22]The change in China is being propelled by the new economic upsurge. ;新經(jīng)濟(jì)的浪潮正把中國 的變革推向前進(jìn). [13:21.70]refreshment [13:22.90]Ice cream is a good refreshment on a hot day. ;冰淇淋在熱天是解暑提 神的佳品. [13:25.56]Refreshments will be served after the meeting. ;會后有點(diǎn)心供應(yīng). [13:27.96]revive [13:28.91]The drooping plants revived in the rain. ;萎蔫的植物在雨中有恢復(fù) 了生氣. [13:31.23]Hot coffee revived me; I had been cold and tired. ;熱咖啡使又冷又累的我恢 復(fù)了精力. [13:35.20]snatch [13:35.91]snatch [13:36.41]The thief snatched my handbag and ran off. ;小偷一把奪走我的手提包 便逃之夭夭. [13:38.93]During the exam,I can only sleep in snatchs at night. ;考試期間,夜晚我只能睡 一會兒覺. [13:42.54]subsidiary [13:43.90]The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of ;財(cái)務(wù)問題是這一項(xiàng)目 [13:46.64]whether the project will be approved. ;是否獲準(zhǔn)的附帶問題. [13:48.50]tempt [13:49.58]The warm weather tempted us into going for a walk. ;暖和的天氣吸引我們?nèi)?散步. [13:52.72]transition [13:54.05]Women in menopausal disorders are subject to frequent transitions ;有更年期綜合癥的女人 常是喜怒無常. [13:57.45]from high spirits to depression and anger. ;有更年期綜合癥的女人 常是喜怒無常. [14:00.18]vicinity [14:01.38]The two restaurants in close vicinity compete violently. ;兩家比鄰餐廳競爭非常 激烈. [14:04.98]vulnerable [14:06.10]Young birds are very vulnerable to predators. ;幼小的鳥易受肉食動物 的傷害. [14:08.63]Young people are vulnerable to the influences of radio and television. ;年輕人容易受廣播和電 視的影響. [14:11.98]warrant [14:12.89]The Constitution guarntees ;憲法保證了 [14:14.34]that private homes will not be searched without a warrant. ;沒有搜查證,不得 任意搜查私人家宅. [14:17.03]You had no warrant for doing that. ;你那樣做毫無道理. [14:19.15]warranty [14:20.14]You can have a five- year-period warranty for the television you bought. ;你買的電視機(jī)有五年的保 用期. [14:24.49]Lesson 24 ; [14:27.31]ambiguous [14:28.71]The President's ambiguous directions confused the staff who didn't know what to do ;總統(tǒng)含糊的指令讓他的下 屬有些茫然,不知如何是 好. [14:32.98]authentic [14:34.22]Can you distinguish between an authentic antique and a fake one? ;你能辨認(rèn)古董真品和贗 品嗎? [14:38.61]Nowadays it's quite difficult to tell an authentic news report from an invented one, ;現(xiàn)在有的新聞報(bào)道可謂是 真假難辨, [14:42.92]especially news about the celebrities. ;尤其是對于那些名流 們的報(bào)道. [14:45.24]compulsory [14:46.44]Is English a compulsory course in your school? ;在你們學(xué)校,英語是必 修的課程嗎? [14:49.09]A nine year compulsory education is implemented in China. ;中國實(shí)行9年義務(wù)教育. [14:53.23]conspicuous [14:54.68]She's always conspicuous because of her bright clothes and queer hair style. ;因?yàn)樗轮r艷,發(fā)型古 怪,所以總是惹人注目. [14:58.99]decisive [15:00.19]Waterloo was the decisive battle of the whole war. ;滑鐵盧一役左右了整個(gè) 戰(zhàn)局. [15:03.13]deteriorate [15:04.29]He Long's health had deteriorated while he was in prison. ;賀龍?jiān)讵z中時(shí)健康已經(jīng) 越來越惡化了. [15:07.81]diversion [15:09.14]Some students marred their writings by a diversion into irrelevant material. ;一些學(xué)生由于插入無關(guān)材 料偏離主題而把作文寫糟 了. [15:13.24]engagement [15:14.52]The two lovers had an engagement to meet secretly after dark. ;兩個(gè)戀人約好在天黑以 后秘密會面. [15:17.83]Their engagement was announced in the local paper. ;他們訂婚的消息已登在 當(dāng)?shù)貓?bào)紙上. [15:21.02]expire [15:22.18]My passport expires in a month. ;我的護(hù)照再過一個(gè)月就 到期了. [15:24.46]fluctuate [15:25.54]The prices of vegetables and fruits fluctuate with the seasons. ;蔬菜和水果的價(jià)格隨季 節(jié)而波動. [15:28.93]haul [15:29.60]haul [15:30.09]When dusk came,the fishermen hauled the boat up onto the shore. ;黃昏降臨,漁夫們用力 把船拖上岸. [15:34.23]Raised for its milk, meat,and hide, ;飼養(yǎng)馴鹿除了要獲取奶、 肉和皮革之外, [15:36.68]the reindeer is also used to haul things from place to place. ;還要用來把東西從一個(gè) 地方運(yùn)送到另一個(gè)地方. [15:39.87]illuminate [15:41.15]Tian'anmen Square really looks magnificent at night when it is illuminated ;在晚間燈光的照耀下,天 安門廣場看起來確實(shí)很 壯觀. [15:44.96]indignation [15:46.33]The manager expressed his indignation at being unfairly dismis- sed by the president. ;經(jīng)理對他被總裁不公平 解雇的一事憤憤不平. [15:51.17]integrity [15:52.42]Some people have a lot of integrity in keeping their principles. ;有的人在遵守原則方面 規(guī)規(guī)矩矩. [15:55.77]invaluable [15:57.18]Good health,not wealth,is an invaluable blessing. ;健康(不是財(cái)富)才是千 金難買的福氣. [16:00.66]literal [16:01.53]The literal meaning of "ponder" is to "weigh". ;"ponder"(權(quán)衡)的字 面原意是“你…的分量” [16:04.22]literally [16:05.21]To translate literally is not always the closest to the original meaning. ;逐字翻譯不一定最接近 原義. [16:08.65]There are people in the world who literally do not know how to boil water. ;世界上確實(shí)有不知道怎么 燒水的人, [16:11.92]misfortune [16:13.21]Misfortune never come alone. ; [16:15.48]I had the misfortune to break my leg yesterday. ;昨天我不幸折斷了腿. [16:18.72]oppress [16:20.04]Poverty oppresses the spirit. ;貧窮折磨著人們的心靈. [16:21.99]I feel oppressed by the heat. ;我感到悶熱難受. [16:24.10]pastime [16:25.51]Playing cards is our favorite pastime when travel by train. ;打牌是我們乘火車旅行時(shí) 最喜歡的娛樂消遣. [16:29.11]ponder [16:30.23]I want to quietly ponder what we to do next. ;我想靜靜想一想下一步 怎么辦. [16:32.84]Many people are pondering (upon) the meaning of life. ;許多人都在苦苦思索生活 的意義. [16:35.57]provocative [16:36.81]The pretty model looks very provocative in a transparent miniskirt. ;在時(shí)裝表演中,漂亮的模 特兒穿著一條透明的迷你 裙,看上去十分撩人. [16:41.49]prevalent [16:42.45]Smog is more prevalent in urban centers. ;煙霧在市中心更為普遍. [16:45.06]refute [16:46.17]The lawyer made good use of the favorable evidence ;律師充分利用大量的有 利證據(jù) [16:48.51]to refute his counterpart's testimony. ;駁倒了對手的證詞. [16:50.81]rip [16:51.68]Lightening ripped the cloudy night sky. ;閃電劃破烏云的夜空. [16:53.88]There's a big rip in my sleeve. ;我的袖子有一道裂口. [16:55.95]specification [16:57.48]The First Amendment to the American constitution is the specification ;美國憲法的第一條修正案 [17:00.96]that each citizen enjoys freedom of religion. ;是關(guān)于公民享有宗教信仰 自由的規(guī)定. [17:03.90]subsidy [17:05.10]Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job? ;失業(yè)了我可以申請失業(yè)補(bǔ) 助金嗎? [17:08.29]tentative [17:09.33]Kissinger's first visit to China was a tentative one. ;基辛格對中國的第一次訪 問是試探性的. [17:12.47]transplant [17:13.51]Tea was transplanted from China to India and Sri Lanka. ;茶樹是從中國移植到印度 和斯里蘭卡的. [17:16.78]Not every transplant operation can be successful, ;并不是每一個(gè)器官移植都 能成功, [17:19.60]because the transplant may be rejected by the surrounding tissues. ;因?yàn)橐浦驳钠鞴倏赡軙?受周圍細(xì)胞的排斥. [17:22.91]virgin [17:23.90]The blessed Virgin Mary refers to Jesus' mother. ;圣母瑪利亞是耶蘇基督 的母親. [17:26.93]Lesson 25 ; [17:29.08]abrupt [17:30.32]Because the man on the strange phone call sounded abrupt, ;陌生電話里的那個(gè)男子 說話的聲音聽起來很唐 突, [17:32.93]I put the receiver down at once. ;我就立即把電話放下了. [17:34.96]There are abrupt weather changes. ;天有不測風(fēng)云. [17:37.20]abundance [17:38.48]Nowadays in any city in China ;現(xiàn)在中國的任何一個(gè)城市 [17:40.43]you can find an abundance of goods of all types and prices. ;都能看到各種各樣、價(jià)位 不一的商品. [17:43.66]bachelor [17:44.78]Richard Lee is a bachelor,but he is one of the best would-be husbands for girls. ;李澤楷是個(gè)單身漢,但他 卻是女孩子眼里最佳的丈 夫人選之一. [17:49.46]compile [17:50.66]Each year the State Statistical Bureau ;每年國家統(tǒng)計(jì)局 [17:52.78]will compile a yearbook by fields and by regions. ;都會按照行業(yè)和地區(qū)編 撰年報(bào). [17:55.92]compliment [17:57.08]I sincerely appreciate your compliments,but I really feel I am not up to them. ;謝謝你的贊美,我真的覺 得受之有愧. [18:01.30]Extend my compliments to your mother!(My compliments to your mother!) ;向你母親代為致意. [18:03.83]exile [18:05.03]Napoleon was once exiled(=was once sent into exile) to the island of St.Helena. ;拿破侖曾被放逐到圣赫 勒拿島. [18:08.68]expel [18:10.12]The student from the Department of Physics was expelled last week ;上周那個(gè)物理系的同學(xué) [18:13.15]because he cheated on the exams. ;因?yàn)榭荚囎鞅妆婚_除了. [18:15.09]Russia has lately decided to expel a US diplomat from its land, ;俄國最近驅(qū)逐了一名美 國外交官, [18:18.82]declaring he has done something improper. ;稱他干了與自己的身份 不相符合的事情. [18:21.06]gleam [18:22.14]The soft gleam of the signal lamp told us our troops were ready for the attack. ;信號燈發(fā)出的微弱閃光 告訴我們,我們的部隊(duì)做 好了進(jìn)攻準(zhǔn)備. [18:26.15]The groom's eyes are gleaming with excitement. ;新郎的眼睛流露著激動 的神情. [18:29.38]grease [18:30.42]Because the grease was almost gone,the ge

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